Reviews

Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson

ellakostka's review against another edition

4.0

★★★★☆ 4/5

thank you to penguinteen and netgallery for the arc!

WOW okay that was actually so so good. this book was on my list for most anticipated releases for 2021 and i practically screamed when i got the arc and it definitely lived up to my expectations.

i really liked the idea of the book, and it felt pretty well done. maybe a little too much plot and it felt a little messy at times, but it was enjoyable and easy to look past.

the romance also felt a little rushed at the end, i feel like the book focused more on the plot than the romance so it felt a little under-developed but i’m hoping we get to explore ella and natasha’s romance a little further in the next book! (which i am actually super excited for already)

there were a lot of characters in this book, and not all of them felt developed. i appreciate an author who isn’t afraid to cause their characters pain, but if you want the readers to hurt along with them, you have to make the readers connect with said characters.

but overall, this was really enjoyable and i practically raced through the last 100 pages because they were SO GOOD. definitely looking forward to the sequel!!

also that cover though... GORGEOUS

aaaaverylee's review against another edition

3.0

the story for this book was really creative and interesting. but it was like a mystery all leading up to some realization, and then it just ended. no solution or discovery or anything, just, “i hope we live…” when the whole point of the story was to figure out how to. sometimes it’s good when books leave the rest up for interpretation, but in this case it didn’t work with the storyline, it just felt lazy and rushed. i also didn’t feel connected to any of the characters, which is important for me. so overall i was disappointed

telltalepage's review against another edition

Life is too short to read books that don't hold my interest in a vice grip. I always feel a little bad DNFing queer books but y'all...life is too short to read books that I can't get into easily.

makenna_p22's review

4.0

4.5 stars.

This book had 4 of my favorite things:
1: gays
2: Aerial silks
3: natural disasters
4: things that remind me of Girls of Paper and Fire

The pacing was too fast in some parts and too slow in others but other than that this book was fabulous

crhogan's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

darktendril's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

priya_amrev's review

4.0

Kind of like girls of paper and fire but with a much better ending

marieintheraw's review

4.0

brb waiting for more especially the sapphic goodness provided by this book? I maybe an easy sell on dystopians now, but the writing is what really got me for this one.

I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own

direwolf_whisperer's review

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

marianabonilla02's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0